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Greg James dives into the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Archive to track down audio gems, using listener requests, overlooked anniversaries and current stories to guide the way.

As the Famous Five returns to our screens, Greg looks for Enid Blyton in the archives and almost comes up short: why are interviews with the prolific and beloved children's author so rare? He uncovers rumours of a Blyton ban at the ´óÏó´«Ã½...

It’s always a big deal - who’s going to be the Christmas Number One? Greg tracks back to its origins in the 1950s, specifically 1954 when the world-renowned pianist Winifred Atwell topped the chart. Her piece Let's Have Another Party became the first track by a black musician to top the British charts, and Greg discovers her influence on the likes of Elton John and Paul McCartney.

With this series of Rewinder scheduled for drivetime, Greg is determined to find out the history of traffic and travel news. He discovers the joy of taking a breather in between traffic news and finds a report about a strange AA pilot scheme to help with the busy roads of London in 1950.

As the year comes to an end, Greg gets inspiration from some old British new year traditions like burning the clavie, mummers’ plays and wassailing.

And it wouldn’t be Rewinder without Greg taking an inexplicable tangent: this week, talking dogs, featuring Greg's own clever boy Barney.

Series archivists: Tariq Hussain and Jonathan Charlton
Producer: Tim Bano